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Hydrochloric acid is used to digest food in the stomach.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoHydrochloric acid is found in the stomach as a component of gastric acid, it is used for digestion. It breaks the food in your stomach, and it's low pH will also kill bacteria.
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∙ 13y agoHydrochloric acid is produced in stomach and is used in digesting food. It is a chief constituent in the gastric juices. Our stomach can produce up to 2 Liters of it in one Day ! ! ! !
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Where in the body is hydrochloric acid found?
Hydrochloric acid is found in a humans stomach. Usually it is called Gastric Acid.
What is acid in your body?
hydrochloric acid
What are the 3 strongest acids found in the body?
HCl or Hydrochloric acid (located in stomach).
Example two acids used in the laboratory?
Nitric acid, hydrochloric acid.
Why is hydrochloric acid used to process steel?
No. Hydrochloric acid may not protect steel.
Where in the body is hydrochloric acid found?
Hydrochloric acid is found in a humans stomach. Usually it is called Gastric Acid.
What is acid in your body?
hydrochloric acid
What are the 3 strongest acids found in the body?
HCl or Hydrochloric acid (located in stomach).
Example two acids used in the laboratory?
Nitric acid, hydrochloric acid.
Why is Hdrocloric Acid secreted in your body?
Hydrochloric acid - is secreted by the stomach. It's used to breakdown the food we eat, allowing our body to absorb the nutrients.
Why is hydrochloric acid used to process steel?
No. Hydrochloric acid may not protect steel.
Explain of one strong and weak acid and give their uses?
strong acid- hydrochloric acid - used for digestion as a secretion of stomach weak acid- citric acid - used for maintaining salts in body
Where is moriatic acid found?
In your body, we have muriatic acid most known as hydrochloric acid
What acid is used to clean metal?
hydrochloric acid
What organ in your body contains hydrochloric?
The stomach, I believe contains hydrochloric acid. HCl.
What acid are used in everyday life?
Bleach & Chlorine also Muriatic for swimming pools. Hydrochloric acid is usedin digestion of food in human body.
What does hydrochloric acid do in the human body?
digest food
